Clothes-line reel



Ls. FUNDA. Y QLoTEEs LINE EEEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR S. FONDA, OF VIIITEWATER, WISCONSIN.`

CLOTHES-LINE REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,167, dated August7, 1894.

Y Application led February 21, 1894. Serial llo. 500,985. (No model.) Iv To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR S. FoNDA, of

whicharea part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in clothes line reels.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction adaptedto thoroughly protect the line from the effects of wet weather .ordampness, when said line is wound in upon the shaft.

, With the above object, and others, in view, the lnvent-ion consists inthe devices and parts, or their equivalents, as hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a slde elevation of the reelshowing the cover open. Fig. 2, is an 'edge view, at right angles toFig. 1, the coverv being in section. Fig. 3, is a front viewof afragment of the c over. Fig. 4, is a fragmentarypartially sectlonal'viewof the ends of the cover, showing the form of catch illustrated inFig. 1. Fig. 5, is adetail showing a modification in the construction ofthe cover, and Fig. 6, is a fragment of opposite ends of the cover,showing a modified and the preferred form of catch. Like numerals ofreference denote like parts throughout the several views. Referringtothe drawings, the numeral 1 indicates an upright support or beam, towhich is secured a plate 2, having formed integral therewith, andprojecting forward therefrom, arms 3, 3, the outer ends of which formbearings for a transverse shaft 4, upon which shaft the clothes line isWound and un- This shaft has mounted rigidly thereon, near oppositeends, side disks 5, 5,

each disk having projecting laterally from its inner face, near theperiphery thereof, an annular shoulder 6. Upon one of the projectingends of the transverse shaft 4 is secured a crank 7, which crank isprovided with an integral ratchet wheel 8. 4 Pivoted to one of the sidearms 3 is a pawl or dog 9, the free end of which is adapted toj 3, 3, byrivets 11, 11.

engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel,

-whereby the reel is held at any position to which it may be turned.

The numeral 10 indicates the cover illustrated clearly in Fig. 1. Thiscover is secured about centrally tothe transverse arm which connects thetwo .outwardly extending arms The upper portion of the cover is providedwith depending flanges 12, 12 which overlap the outer faces of the' sidedisks, while the lower portion of the cover Vis un provided with theseflanges, and lits neatly Within the side disks, and against theannular's'houlders 6, 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In Fig. 3 is lshowna detail fragmen- #tary view of the cover, clearly showing the hangedand unlianged portions thereof.

In Fig. 4 is shown on an enlarged scale the form of catch illustrated inFig. 1. This catch consists of lan under depression 13 at the end of theupper portion or the cover, anda corresponding offset or shoulder 14 atthe end of the under portion of the cover, which offset or shoulder,when the cover is drawn around the reel so as to close the same, willengage the depression and hold the cover closed. In Fig. 6, however, isshown the preferred form of catch. In ythe construction shown in thisfigure the upper portion of the cover is provided with a terminaltransverse eye 15, in which one end of a rectangular loop 16 is free tolturn.- The opposite end of this loop is provided with a mediallyout-turned nger piece 17, which provides for the ready turning of theloop in its pivot eye. ,At'dierent points near the end oftheunderportion of the cover are provided two lugs or projections 18, 1S.

When the free end of the loop is inengagel arrangement of the cover, inwhich said cover is composed of two semi-cylindrical sections. Thismodified form of cover I designate by the ICO numeral and its side angesby the numoral 12. The inner ends of the sections are hinged upon atransverse rod 19 having its ends supported by the forwardextending arms3, 3. Encircling the rod 19 4is a coiled lspring 20, said spring havingits opposite ends bearing upon the respective sections of the cover, andholding said sections in their open position, when the catch at theforward end of the cover is released.

In operation, when it is desired to unwind the line, the cover isunlocked, which will permit the ends thereof to spring apart asufficient distance to permit of the free unwinding of the line, and itssuitable attachment a distance from the reel. The reel can then berotated in the opposite direction, which will have the effect of drawingthe line taut. When the line is drawn sufficiently taut, the dog or pawl9 is thrown into engagement with the ratchet Wheel 8. When it is desiredto Wind the line in upon the reel, the latter is,

said cover being secured in this position by means of the catch. Whenthe cover is thus closed, it will be seen that the side flanges 12, 12of the upper portion will overlap the edges of the side disks 5, 5,while the under portion of the cover will lit between the side disks 5,

5, and against the annular shoulders G, 6.. In this manner a tightclosure of the reel is secured, the depending iianges 12, 12,effectually preventing rain or water from passing into the interior ofthe reel.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a clothes line reel., the combination, v

-ing flanges overlappingthe outer sides of the disks, and its lowerportion fitting between said disks and bearing against the shouldersthereof, when the cover is in a closed position around the disks, theends of said cover also provided with a suitable catch to hold `thecover in closed position, substantially as set forth.

2. In a clothesline reel, the combination, of forward-extending arms,atransverse shaft journal'ed in said arms, side disks carried by theshaft, a transverse rod having its ends mounted in the forward-'extending arms, a cover composed of two semi-cylindrical sectionsturning on the rod, and a coiled spring encircling the rod, the freeends of said spring bearing against the respective sections of thecover, substantially as set forth.

3. In a clothes line reel, the combination, of a reel composed of arotatable shaft, and side disks carried by the shaft, a cover adapted tot around the disks for closing the reel, one

end of said cover provided with lugs or pro,

jections, and a loop pivoted at the other end of the cover, said loopadapted to engage the innerrrost lug when the cover is closed, and to bethrown into engagement with the outermost lug when the cover is opened,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR s. FoNDA.

WVitnesses:

ELMER E. FoNDA, I-IoBERr 0.r WEEKS.

